WWII Veteran Ed Borowski, Gordon Jones, and Charles Birlew greet each other aboard the USS Texas during the Crew Reunion and Centennial Commissioning Celebration on March 12, 2014, in Houston.

WWII Veteran Ed Borowski, Gordon Jones, and Charles Birlew greet...

With a new coat of paint on its decks and a brisk north wind snapping its pennants Wednesday, the Battleship Texas welcomed back a gang of old warriors - men, who, though perhaps worn by years, still evinced the vigor of "the greatest generation."

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